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It is rude to offer a teacher the study guide you made for their class?
Tell them that you've made such a thing and would be happy to share it and their feedback on it would be appreciated. See what develops from that. Perhaps they would like to share it with others, or ...
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Could my visiting instructor position be terminated due to low course reviews? Full time instructor position is not going well at all
Yes, a contract can be terminated for cause and poor student evaluations might be a factor, though probably not the only factor. You probably have some protections, however, and the process can take ...
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How do I identify and deal with waste-of-time assignments?
This question is extremely broad in practice. How do instructors ascertain the utility of their assignments is? Trial and error, more or less. You must obtain data from such trials somewhere:
Your ...
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How do I tell the SLAC where I am visiting that I would like to not teach next semester?
Given your other questions and concerns, I suggest that you go talk to the department chair (or maybe the dean) and let them know that you are over committed generally and need a break as soon as can ...
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How do I identify and deal with waste-of-time assignments?
A strategy I have found quite useful is to spell out what I want my students to learn on the syllabus that is distributed on day 1 of the class (the "learning outcomes"), and to take the ...
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Tutoring Unfamiliar Material
Students might not always need an expert; they need someone who makes them spend time with the material without being distracted by their phone.
Also, tutoring is not always only about teaching the ...
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Would it be frowned upon for a person to hold two full time online teaching positions?
It depends on the schools. Ten years ago, I taught at two schools full time for a year. Private universities usually requires faculty to get approval if teaching elsewhere; You could be fired if you ...
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How to not feel guilty when reporting possible misconduct during exam/coursework as a teacher?
You inquired if your choice was even correct? I say, it was. You discovered an anomaly, you reported it. As you were expected to when you accepted the responsibility of teaching a small class.
That ...
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Tutoring Unfamiliar Material
In general, I think your instincts are spot on. If you do not have a reasonable degree of expertise in a field, you should not be tutoring. In general, I think you are doing the right thing by ...
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How to not feel guilty when reporting possible misconduct during exam/coursework as a teacher?
It's okay to have conflicted feelings... even if the student DID cheat
Life can be pretty brutal so it's normal to feel guilt when you are bringing immediate harm to another person's existence, even ...
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Tutoring Unfamiliar Material
Imagine that you went to the grocery store to buy some cheese, but when you got to the register, the cashier said "Oh no, this cheese sucks, you're a rich, sophisticated person, you should buy ...
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Tutoring Unfamiliar Material
Things seem to be working so far: the student is happy with your mentoring and teaching style. As long as they (and whoever is paying you) are aware that you are not an expert in this specific topic, ...
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How to not feel guilty when reporting possible misconduct during exam/coursework as a teacher?
For a conscientious instructor, handling academic integrity cases will probably always remain something of a pain point, and rightfully probably should.
Simply getting more experience will give some ...
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